State medical boards strive towards efficient interstate licensing
Becoming a physician is a daunting process, and after a student completes her undergraduate, medical school, and graduate medical education, she must still obtain a license to practice medicine in the state where she plans to practice. Earlier this year, the Federation of State Medical Boards set forth a new policy to begin exploration of an “interstate compact,” which would increase the ease and efficiency of licensing physicians in multiple states. The Federation of State Medical Boards and the American Medical Association assert that physician licensure is properly delegated to states because they are better able to regulate physicians and ensure patient protection than the federal government. However, with a continuing increase in the practice of medicine between states, the process of licensure by individual states would benefit from streamlining. Although some physicians may have cause for concern at the prospect of increased competition as a result of such an […]
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